# How to left align email?

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-left-align-email/9704>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [October 15, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-left-align-email/9704 "2017-10-15T14:29:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![ajfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ajfrank](https://forum.mautic.org/u/ajfrank)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-left-align-email/9704/1 "2017-10-15T14:29:37Z")

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Hello,  
  
I’m new to mautic and am trying to figure out the very basic thing.  
  
How can I align plain text html email to left like a normal email? It seems aligned centered by default.  
  
  
  
Also wondering how I can test if the token is working when I send test email?  
  
I added {contactfield=firstname} and the test email shows [First Name]. does it mean it’s working?  
  
  
  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![ajfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ajfrank](https://forum.mautic.org/u/ajfrank)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-left-align-email/9704/2 "2017-10-15T14:29:37Z")

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Hello,  
I’m new to mautic and am trying to figure out the very basic thing.  
How can I align plain text html email to left like a normal email? It seems aligned centered by default.

Also wondering how I can test if the token is working when I send test email?  
I added {contactfield=firstname} and the test email shows [First Name]. does it mean it’s working?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![petertl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/petertl/32/511_2.png) [@petertl](https://forum.mautic.org/u/petertl)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/how-to-left-align-email/9704/3 "2017-10-16T06:24:36Z")

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Hi, there is an email template called “Friends” which does what you want to accomplish: [https://www.mautic.org/community/index.php/6814-plain-text-left-aligned-email-theme-free-download/0](https://www.mautic.org/community/index.php/6814-plain-text-left-aligned-email-theme-free-download/0)

In order to test tokens, you will have to send the email to a (test) contact.